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Shrinking vegetation threatens wildlife [1]

PURI: Once a haven for the black bucks and spotted deer, the verdant Balukhand-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary is now spelling disaster for the inhabitants.

The shrinking forest cover and dry water sources in the sanctuary have forced these animals out of the wild into nearby human habitations leaving them vulnerable to poachers.

The dry spell which continued for the last couple of months followed

Publication Date: 
16/05/2011
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar) [2]
Tags:
Balukhand Konark SA [3], Wildlife [4], Agriculture [5], Endangered Species [6], Forests [7], Puri (D) [8]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/balukhand-konark-sa
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/puri-d